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Cooking & Baking

Major Nikon

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20. In some countries, notably the UK, hot water often comes from a stored source

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2021, 11:04 PM

Feb 2021

A cistern in the attic stores water which is heated before use. Stored water is generally not what you'd want to use for drinking or cooking.

As others have mentioned, hot water leaches heavy metals from old pipes.

So there's at least a couple of reasons why in certain circumstances you wouldn't want to use hot water. In order to take the guess work out of it, many recipes specify cold water use.

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Silly question. I've been told not to use the hot water from the sink in cooking. And recipes all... [View all] TreasonousBastard Feb 2021 OP

I think that some hot water heaters pdxflyboy Feb 2021 #1

Big tanks also can grow bugs in the pipes and concentrate minerals Warpy Feb 2021 #19

Because it has been in a vat that has lots of schmutz cachukis Feb 2021 #2

Huh, I was told by a plumber that it was smegla. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #5

Smegma. cachukis Feb 2021 #10

Some info... ramblin_dave Feb 2021 #3

Oh right! elleng Feb 2021 #8

Old houses zipplewrath Feb 2021 #12

Copper is the best material for water supply and has been used for years. It is now, due to cost, mobeau69 Feb 2021 #18

Cold water is fresher. BarbaRosa Feb 2021 #4

I guess I'm gonna die any minute now Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #6

Please write one for me too, SOON, elleng Feb 2021 #9

The folks at Cooks Illustrated tested this a few years ago. mike_c Feb 2021 #7

I guess this is a general observance and not related to an exact ingredient to be cooked Cozmo Feb 2021 #11

Haha, makes no sense -- if the water is safe, the water is safe, cold or hot lettucebe Feb 2021 #13

Don't think this has anything to do with water safety Cozmo Feb 2021 #15

All hot water heaters suggest draining it periodically. GemDigger Feb 2021 #17

our tap water reeks of chlorine!... Phentex Feb 2021 #23

What I want to know is BigmanPigman Feb 2021 #14

Depends on where you live and elevations Cozmo Feb 2021 #16

Boils faster... Phentex Feb 2021 #22

In some countries, notably the UK, hot water often comes from a stored source Major Nikon Feb 2021 #20

Fun fact, that's why UK sinks often have separate spigots sir pball Feb 2021 #21